It shocks me every time again, seeing how casually people carry guns in the US
this post was submitted on 06 Apr 2025
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How does going back to your vehicle and retrieving a n assault rifle count as self defense? That's premeditated at that point if he were to use it.
The difference between this, and any other mass shooting is just whether this guy decided to pull the trigger, which he obviously wanted too.
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So Indiana is a "stand your ground" state. That generally removes any duty to retreat. I'd be curious how they rule when he clearly retreated to his vehicle already, and only then retrieved a weapon, brandished it, and reentered a crowd. If they allow self defense, how far is someone allowed to retreat in order to retrieve a weapon and re-engage? Can I go all the way back to my house and get a gun to defend myself?
Of course this will only be litigated if the public can pressure the prosecutor to press charges. If not it'll be easy for the cops to disproportionately apply that defense to like minded miscreants.
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Why does it feel like he was a failed attempt at inciting violence in protests to make them look unreasonable?
He fucked around and found out most of them were exceedingly reasonable, except the one that busted his face 😊
Looks like he slipped
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If you can leave the situation safely - like being able to go back to your truck - it’s not self defense.
But what about pre-emptive self defense? That's a thing, right?
You don't understand, your honor, I know I was gonna say something that would make them threaten my life! I had to start shooting.
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yup. as soon as he grabbed the gun and went back to threaten people with it.. he committed the felony.
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